Erschienen in:
01.04.2011 | Letter
Does renal replacement therapy increase mortality in the ICU?
verfasst von:
David Pestaña
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Ausgabe 2/2011
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Excerpt
Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is associated with potential risks such as hypotension, catheter-related complications, hemorrhage and blood-extracorporeal circuit interactions. Several studies, however, have shown that early RRT in acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with a better outcome in intensive care unit (ICU) patients [
1‐
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